ELECTRONIC FILE SHARING

• US 20130031155A1
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Topia Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Topia Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Haager, John, Terrano, Janine T., Lacina, Christopher J.
• Application Number:
  US13/490,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20130031155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1063 Discovery through centralising entities

Abstract

An embodiment offers users the ability to search and retrieve or receive multimedia content that is indexed in a digital “catalog” stored or otherwise located in the cloud, but stored or otherwise located on client devices outside of the cloud. A user having three client devices can access, using user interface available on first device of three devices, a digital catalog, stored in the cloud, of multimedia files accessible to user. User can select from catalog a first file stored on a second device of the three devices. First file is only stored on second device, and isn'"'"'t stored on a server or otherwise in the cloud. By selecting first file from catalog user can cause first file, or copy of first file, to be transferred to the third device of three devices.

Claims

1. A method, comprising the steps of:

storing a first file on a first client device;

generating data referencing the first file;

storing the data on the server, wherein the first file is not stored on server;

receiving from a user a selection of the data;

in response to receiving the selection, providing the first file to a second client device without storing the first file on the server.